"He actually has a ghost marriage unit too…"
Lu Shiping looked into the sky at the figure in red, her face full of amazement: "Such exquisite makeup."
"Chronicle has a good sense of aesthetics," he thought to himself, then said to the two card spirits in front of him, "Bai Man, Shao Huanian, prepare for battle."
At this moment, the "Seamstress Bride" in a blood-red wedding dress had already rested her chin on Shao Huanian's shoulder.
Dark red blood seeped from the stitches, flowing down the blue and white armor costume.
Shao Huanian was so scared that he trembled, almost wanting to run away.
Seeing his pale face, if the match didn't start soon, even if Ying Tai and Zongzi didn't make a move, he would have to go over there.
"Ying Tai, Zongzi."
After smiling, Chronicle called out lightly.
Ying Tai slowly descended from the sky, lifeless and noble.
Under the refined features, there was a terrifying beauty that was heart-wrenching.
Zongzi, on the other hand, had a cold and fierce gaze, occasionally casting his eyes towards the direction of the coffin board, filled with regret.
– That coffin is so expensive, if it gets damaged, it won't be easy to make Iron Rooster Chronicle pay for a new one.
"Are you two ready?"
The referee with a big back head scanned the two and the four card spirits, asking aloud.
After receiving their affirmative response, he waved his hand, signaling the start of the match.
The next moment, there was a roar, and Shao Huanian, dressed as a fierce general, turned his head and swung Bai Man's head, dragging a flower spear, charging towards Ying Tai and Zongzi.
Meanwhile, Bai Man, the "Seamstress Bride," extended her arms and chased after him with a fierce expression, tears of blood flowing from her dark eye sockets.
Seeing this scene, even Chronicle and the referee, who were considered knowledgeable, were a bit puzzled: How could they still fight each other?
But soon, Chronicle realized that something was wrong.
– Under Bai Man's pursuit, the disheveled martial artist seemed to have unleashed his potential, taking big strides and leaving a trail of afterimages in the air.
"Binding characteristic?"
Chronicle smiled with interest.
This thing called "Card Spirit Binding" was not unique to him in the world.
He could summon "Liang Zhu," "Black and White Impermanence," and "Increase and Decrease Two Generals," but that didn't mean others couldn't summon "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf," "Panda and Hedgehog," and "Bear and Cat."
Generally, card spirit bindings revolved around factors such as "love," "family," and "friendship."
It was rare to have a grudge binding like Lu Shiping's, which was "he runs, she chases, he can't escape."
"It looks like this match will be very interesting," he couldn't help but think.
Card Craftsmen were indeed the most creative group in the world, always bringing him some unexpected surprises.
"Shao Huanian, run faster, Bai Man is about to catch up to you!"
Lu Shiping was anxiously stomping her feet and speaking on the sidelines.
The story of the "Seamstress Bride" and the "Lone Martial Artist" was based on a real incident in the local Qingshan area about a hundred years ago.
At the height of the Great Kyushu, dramas based on the main members were popular in various places in Kyushu.
In such a historical background, the daughter of a certain card craftsman family in Qingshan Province, due to her young age and shallow experience, was infatuated with the martial artist who often played the hero in the theater.
The two of them had experienced a period of romantic and affectionate pink memories.
But good times didn't last long. Just like many clichéd plot developments, the girl accidentally found out that she had been engaged to a young nobleman several years older than her since childhood.
Seeing the impending marriage, she didn't want to marry someone she had never heard of, so she planned to escape the city with the young martial artist.
What followed was an unexpected turn of events.
The person she didn't want to marry was none other than the prototype of the young martial artist who often played the hero: the Fallen Cherry Blossom King – Gu Pingsheng.
In short, she abandoned the real hero for a figment of her imagination.
And the hero's courage was just an act. As soon as he heard the name of his fiancé, he immediately backed down.
He agreed on the surface, then turned around and crawled into Gu Pingsheng's mansion, confessing everything.
After a series of melodramatic events, the young lady ended up facing the real hero instead of the fake one.
She even used the family's "Create Soldier Card" and, on her wedding night, confronted Gu Pingsheng, who was famous throughout Blue Star.
Gu Pingsheng didn't even flinch, casually threw out a gold-level skill card, and beheaded her.
The cowardly martial artist, due to Gu Pingsheng's pride unique to Great Kyushu, managed to keep his life.
The story ended there.
Lu Shiping made some changes to this story, turning it into the "Seamstress Bride" Bai Man and the "Lone Martial Artist" Shao Huanian.
When both of them appeared, the former would launch a pursuit against the latter. If obstructed, she could unleash a power far beyond normal and had a certain probability of summoning paper people to assist in the chase.
Meanwhile, the latter would gain double defense and speed during this process, with an extremely low probability of using Gu Pingsheng's signature skill, "White Dragon Falling Cherry."
Of course… it was significantly weakened.
Even so, these two cards were quite powerful during the second semester of high school.
With just this binding characteristic, Lu Shiping's "unpredictability" was enough to rank second, or even first, among the peers that Chronicle had met."But it still lacks a certain something… Even if the bond is strong, if the card spirit itself is weak, it's no good."
Chronicle thought to himself, his mental power stirring.
In the next moment, Dumpling Bro crossed his arms and leaped, blocking Shao Hua Nian's path in the blink of an eye.
Seeing this, Shao Hua Nian, with adrenaline surging, unleashed his potential and burst forth, suddenly lifting his spear from below in an upward swing, creating faint images of a "white snake" and cherry blossoms around him.
Dumpling Bro didn't move an inch, his left arm swept by the spear and instantly sent flying.
Yingtai, who was flying in to intercept the seamstress bride Bai Man, couldn't maintain her cool demeanor upon seeing this, instantly reverting to her cute and clueless ghost girl persona.
Her lips moved slightly, revealing a shallow smile, as if to say: Is that all? You're not up to par, are you?
Dumpling Bro, however, managed a very stiff curl of the lips.
In an instant, it unleashed the aura of a blue-grade four-star, its waist-length hair fluttering without wind, as if a demon with the power to destroy the world had awakened from a millennium-long slumber.
After assuming the right stance, it boldly extended its remaining large hand, veins bulging with strength, like a steel sculpture filled with a violent aesthetic, and with a heavy gust of yin wind, it grabbed Shao Hua Nian's head and lifted him high.
A "mouth" full of sharp teeth slowly emerged in the center of its palm.
The next second, beads of blood quickly seeped from Shao Hua Nian's body, converging into lines in the air, then forming a "stream" that flowed into the "blood mouth" in its palm.
As time slowly passed, Shao Hua Nian went from frantically struggling to pale and withered, no longer able to fight back, his spear falling to the ground with a clang.
Then, strands of white hair began to grow from Dumpling Bro's severed arm, as if alive and sentient, extending and weaving through the air until it picked up the severed limb and reattached it seamlessly. This was the effect of the 【Indestructible·Hairy Zombie】 state's 【Bloodthirsty】 skill 【Hair Weaving Regeneration】!
After casually moving its sturdy arm, Dumpling Bro glanced at Yingtai.
With its current strength, it naturally wouldn't lose an arm to the likes of Shao Hua Nian, a "small fry."
It was simply taking this opportunity to show (de)monstrate its current capabilities and strength to its master.
With the enhancement of 【Hair Weaving Regeneration】, its body was like a machine that could be disassembled and reassembled at will, with thighs and arms being nothing more than parts.
If it wanted, it could even perform a "flying head attack," launching its head to bite enemies while the rest of its body continued to fight, throwing punches and kicks without any hindrance.
Its methods and presence also shocked the onlookers and the referee outside the arena.
They all thought this imposing and domineering undead unit was Chronicle's trump card.
One was disheartened, while the other thought to himself, "This kid is a shoo-in for the top eight."
"Shh!"
Yingtai, seeing Dumpling Bro stealing the spotlight, pouted and with a flick of her wide sleeves, dozens of blood arrows shot out, forcing the seamstress bride into a corner.
But as the heir to the Wedding Path, the first card meticulously crafted by Lu Shiping was obviously not so simple.
Bai Man crossed her hands and sent countless blood-stained paper cranes flying from her sleeves, which expanded and unfolded in the air before reassembling.
In the blink of an eye, they transformed into a squad of "armored and armed" paper soldiers, each wielding a sword and shield, trying to block the barrage of arrows for Bai Man.
Yingtai, however, changed her makeup at that moment.
In her 【Bridal Makeup】 form, her beauty became even more striking and alluring.
But the most significant change was her astonishing speed of attack and movement.
She flashed, turning into a red blur, and swept behind Bai Man, her blood-colored nails pressing on Bai Man's shoulders, unleashing a heavy yin energy and all the strange strength of an archer in one burst.
Bai Man, with two dark holes for eyes, resisted stubbornly, but ultimately couldn't bear the weight and was pressed down onto the arena floor.
The squad of paper soldiers then turned their heads, their various paper weapons slashing, stabbing, flipping, and turning, all attacking Yingtai at once.
Yingtai simply flicked her sleeves, and a gust of yin wind heavy with the scent of blood sent the paper soldiers flying in an instant.
Bai Man tried to fight back, but Yingtai captured her with a martial arts move similar to the 【Wrist Fighter】's ultimate technique 【Awe-Inspiring】, dragging her by the leg and then slamming her down with a shoulder throw.
The sudden burst of yin energy and strange strength almost overwhelmed the specially made floor of the venue.
Not to mention the referee and Lu Shiping, even Chronicle was a bit stunned.
He had no idea how he felt seeing his delicate little girl, like the Hulk, dragging her opponent by the leg and tossing her around like a rag doll.
He never dreamed that he would witness such a scene one day.
A popcorn kernel caught in his tooth, almost choking him. Sorry for the delay, dear readers, please forgive me.
Today, like before, six thousand words, and tomorrow I'll make up with ten thousand.
By the way, I want to tell everyone that I'm planning to release a mythological monster mount card on New Year's Day. You can guess what it is, and if you guess correctly, you can join the group and receive a red envelope.